In November 2018, 28 candidates for Governor of Tennessee will be on the ballot. For regularly-scheduled statewide general elections, this is the greatest number of candidates on a government-printed ballot in U.S. history, for a particular office. The main reason … Continue reading
On September 7, attorneys for New Mexico Secretary of State filed this brief, defending the Secretary of State’s decision to add a straight-ticket device on her own authority. … Continue reading
No petition to place a new party on the ballot has succeeded in Tennessee since 1968. The law requires a petition of 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, which is currently 33,844 signatures, and in the recent past has been … Continue reading
On September 6, supporters of Michigan’s straight ticket device asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the straight-ticket device. But on September 7, the Court declined to take any action. Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg would have recommended that the Court … Continue reading
On September 7, the Michigan Secretary of State added Chris Graveline to her list of candidates who will appear on the general election ballot. He is an independent candidate for Attorney General who failed to collect the legally required 30,000 … Continue reading
